Saturday, July 12, 2008

ELIJAH OTE LYON was a son of Josh LYON and his wife Lettie HARRISON. He was born 12 Jun 1825 in Shelby Co., KY, and died 18 Mar 1898 in Kansas City (

ELIJAH OTE LYON was a son of Josh LYON and his wife Lettie HARRISON. He was born 12 Jun 1825 in Shelby Co., KY, and died 18 Mar 1898 in Kansas City (Jackson County), Missouri.

He married (1) CATHERINE HIEATT 22 Dec 1846 in Anderson County, KY. She was born 01 Dec 1828 in Shelby County, KY, and died 14 Apr 1857 in Sandyville (Warren County), Iowa. He married (2) MARY ELEANOR BEEMAN 11 Oct 1857 in Sandyville (Warren County), Iowa. She was born Apr 1841 in Crawford County, IN, and died 11 Sep 1879 in Near Warrensburg, MO.. He married (3) MARY ELLEN HANCOCK 13 Apr 1881 in Centerville, Missouri. She was born 25 Apr 1841 in Owen County, Indiana.

Elijah Lyons is listed next door to Daniel Lyon in the Shelby County, KY 1850 census.
Elijah Lyon died at a Kansas City sanitarium Friday, March 18, 1898. He was stricken with paralysis three years prior to his death and never recovered. He dated his last illness from harvest of 1897. He lived 73 yrs. 9 months, & 6 days, married 3 times and sired 25 children, 16 of whom were living at the time of his death. He was born in Harrison City, Kentucky and married there, moved to Warren County, Iowa where his 1st wife died and he remarried. He moved to Jackson City, Misssouri and married his 3rd wife. All of his children from the last marriage attended the funeral held at the Christian Union Church, Elder Arnett officiated. The remains were buried with Masonic honors.

Taken from the HENNESSEY CLIPPER, OKLAHOMA newspaper. My thanks to the individual who provided me with this information.

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